LLOYD DANON / SPECIALIST IN
HUMANITIES
Nagurareya never stops trying. You can' knock him down. That's why I would never pay to
hit him. I came to Kabukicho tonight because I feel the need to get absolutely
slaughtered. What's the strangest thing I've ever seen here? A hostess decided to flash me
one night. Now that's unusual

KARRIE AND DEBBIE / ACCOUNTANT
& STUDENT
We think Nagurareya's situation is a bit sad, but at least he's taken some initiative to
make money. It's his business so we paid him. This is the strangest thing I've ever seen
in Kabukicho.

Knock outPhotos by Beezer

While our intrepid reporters were
scouting the Golden Gai's nomiya for Tokyo's intelligentsia and a good scotch, they
literally stumbled across another of Shinjuku's infamous personalities, Nagurareya, the
human punching bag. Every night this former boxer does his rendition of Fight Club.
Anyone can swing at him for a full minute for JY1000. We asked audience and participant
alike what they thought of this unusual way of earning money, whether they'd pay to take a
shot, what they were doing in Kabukicho and what was the weirdest thing they've ever scene
is this demi-monde.

TOSH / TEACHER
I think Nagurareya's manner of earning extra income is weird. I wouldn't pay to hit him.
I'm in the neighborhood to listen to music. Junkies are the strangest characters I've seen
in Kabukicho.

RONNIE JAMES DICKINSON /
PROFESSIONAL...?
I feel bad for him. What a way to make a living! I'd pay twice to hit him. Tonight I'm out
with friends. I've seen a lot strange things here, but this tops them all.